New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-11
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of view II is n mistake to allow the policemen
to feel that the rights OF any one class OF citzehs
arc less sacred than those of any other. III IL
a mistake 10 give these PEOPLE any real grievance
such as they undoubtedly had on saturday nigh1
So long as they keep within the bounds OF inc
law, Socialists have the same right of pcaceao'e
assembiage and free speech as any other persons.
The police must not allow themselves to be carricd
away by their natural resentment, the repre-
sentatves of law and order, at the opinions these
mon profcss The attack u! on the Socialists at
Union Hill the other day another blunder IN
the same line and unfortunate one The
| Union Square incident seems to have been the
result OF a misunderstanding, but even at that
the sufferers are entitled to the same redress
il il had been q meeting Of milllonaires. Nothing
could be more TO the liking of the Socialists, and
do more to win recruits for them among the poor
and ignorant, than for the authorities to give
color TO the claim that these men are deprived Of
the rights of free speech IL the time ever comes
that it is necessary and lawful. let them be we'll
clubbed. and all good citizens will say, Amen;
but until then they entitled to the protection
of the police, not to its attacks.
| Murder is becoming epidemic over on Long
Island. radical use OF hemp Is needed there.
The Government has received official informa-
ton that Tampa has been depopuated by the
prevalence Of yellow fever but it is not given ont
whether Postmaster General Villas considers this
fact important enough to his adoption OF
some other means OF transporting the mails TO
and from Havana than by the Tampa route.
Misfortunes Of all kinds appear 10 have followed
Mr. Vilass scheme to break up the American
steamship lines to the West Indies, but he has
persisted ruthessly right in the face OF every
protest that he will scarcely be likely TO hesitate
meIeIy because his continuance may spread the
yellow fever through the country. An Official
who Is willing to trust the United States mails to
fishing smacks and tramp steamers is not likely
TO regard their contact with horrible disease as
OF material importance.
| Congressman Tim" Campbell is mad because
he believes that he has not received his Just share
Of patronage in the Navy Yard. lie declares that
Rossp McIauchIin's lieutenant, Mr.. Furey, and
the ward politicians Of Brooklyn, are treated with
more consideration than be- hence there must
| be a radical change, or there Will he some lively
debates IN the next Congress about the brooklyn
| Navy Yard"
| 1t becomes a painful duty to announce that
| Congressman William l.. Scott of Pennsylvania
one OF the chief financial al viscrs of the Admins
tration. has made himself liable TO fine not
exceeding s5 900 and Imprisonment not exceeding
three wears or both the discretion OF tie court
Mr. Scott is member Of the Executive Committee
of the Democratic State Committee Of Pennsyl-
vanla and his name appears on the assessment
circular to Federal employees, the text Of which
We printed Yesterday That circular is remark
able for being the most tortuous effort to get
around the Civil Service laws Of which we have
any recollection. The state Committee it says
70 the Office holder will not ask you for any
contri hut would like you to assist your
County Committee in such manner as you deem
prolcr7 But this wrigshng won't do Mr.. scott
any good. The Federal Civil Service law says
that no Representative or RepresentatIveelect.
among others shalt directly or indirectly solicit
or receive or ~ in any manner concerned in
sol citing or receiving any assessment, subscrtP
ton or contribution for any political purpose
whatever. from any officer clerk or eEpoye Of the
United States" cto. Mr.. Scott should take his
! name oil of that circular at ono-. IL he does not
do so, the Civil Service Reform League of Phila-
delphia should prosecute him.
II Hugh Mclaughlin really wants to learn just
how the people Of Brooklyn estimate "Bnssism,'
lac should run for office himself.
In his hurried visit to the Navy Yard the other
day Secretary Whitney probably had time 10
investigate the true nwardness CT rhe late Sdh!ir
sale Of condemned stock 10 VIII ch TBE TRIBUNE Lot
long ago invited his attention. There axe runOrs
Of shady passages in that transaction which need
Illumination. II 1T is that the rope which
brought at auction prices ranging from s95 20
slIe per Was sold few days later at from
$40 TO 500 per ton, and that too after expenses
for carriage and hghterage TO d dock in another
city had been paid, II would seem that some one
lost a good deal OF money. The cheerful appear
ance Of the dealers who made this apparent
sacrifice forbids the inference that their losses
were serious. although it's face the sacrifice
would seem 10 have been ruinous II Mr. Whit
ney would scrutinize his books and take the num-
Der Of tons delivered from the yard and compare
them with the weights and prices in the sale To
the trade he might calculate the loss profit by
the simplest kind OF arithmetic. Ii would not be
difficult To trace the metal and the rope, and If
this would occupy too much of the Sccretarys
time n Congressional Committee might be willing
to take the job oil his hands. An Administration
which advertiscs itself resting business
basis ought to get at the bottom facts Of what
appears to be a most unbusncss like performance.
The fact that the clopcmcnt Of that young
Canadian with married women has not caused
any newspaper To remark that he loved not wisely
but two well, shows that in spite OF the pessinlsts
the world is growing better.
Technically OF course, Emma Abbot out
Of order when she arose in a Nashville church
hast sunday and answered the clergyman, who
was INDUCING in wholesale denunciation Of
theatres and actors But every one Will admit
that she had great provocation, and the enthu-
siastc way in which the congregation applauded
her shows that the clergyman did not in this
reflect the sentiments OF his church The
fact is that sweeping statements OF this kind are